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December 2012 Hip Kit… 2 fun projects by Kimberly Hutchison…

Hi Everyone! It is Kimberly here with you today sharing a couple of fun projects that I created with our December 2012 Hip Kit. There are so many amazing products in our December kit – as you unpack your kit, I think you will find all kinds of inspiration right at your fingertips. I did! 😀

Vellum and little glassine bags are a really popular trend right now. On this layout I tucked a glassine bag behind one of the photos on my page. I used this pocket to add a few extra pictures to my layout. I also machine stitched an Amy Tangerine journaling card with a “pull here” tab to one of the extra photos. I added a little bit of “woodgrain” washi tape (from my stash) to my layout – because I thought it needed just a little bit of contrast. Washi tape is one of those great products that goes an extremely long way. A few different styles of washi tape are one of those must-haves. 😀When I was adding the title to my page – the pattern on the Amy Tangerine Thickers was just too subtle. So, I painted them with aqua blue craft paint… but they ended sticking out like a sore thumb. So, I decided that black alphabet would be the best choice. I used the Midnight Black October Afternoon Sprinkler Mist (from our October 2012 Embellishment Add-On Kit) to color them. Since the alphabet were already adhered to my page, I used a paint brush to apply the mist to them. I am really happy with the way they turned out. 😀I made this cute Valentines card using the Seen & Noted Phrase Cards from our Embellishment Add-On Kit. By adding “Valentine” with the October Afternoon Mini Market Alphabet – I turned the generic “Hello There” pennant banner into a cute Valentine’s Day card. The grey chevron background paper, was the reverse side of one of the pages from the pad of Phrase Cards. Some machine stitching, a button and a little baker’s twine were perfect finishing touches for this sweet card. I hope my projects have inspired you to try something new – like adding a bag or a pocket to one of your layouts or cards. it is great way to store something special (journaling, extra photos or a gift card). Thanks so much for stopping by today. Make sure to visit again tomorrow to see a new collection of projects created with our January 2012 Hip Kit. – xo – Kimberly